In 2024, Dr. Satchit Balsari’s lab presented their research on the impact of the pandemic on the lives of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and their response to it as an immersive multimedia traveling exhibition called HUM SAB EK (We Are One). The exhibition was first hosted at the Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard, and then at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, and is now invited to the World Bank in DC and the ILO in Geneva.
In this session, Dr. Balsari shares key findings from the research that inspired an interdisciplinary team of graduate students from across campus to explore novel ways of knowledge dissemination. Engagement with these poor, disadvantaged, but extremely empowered women set in motion a series of projects where scientists and policymakers responded to research priorities set by the community. HUM SAB EK (We Are One) is the rallying cry of the 3 million strong organization SEWA, comprising street vendors, home-based artisans, farmers, salt pan workers, ship breakers, and construction workers, amongst many others.
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Time: 1:00–2:00 pm ET / 10:30–11:30 pm IST
Location: Kresge G2, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, and online via Zoom
Please register below to participate in person or via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for those participating in person.
